Provenance analysis of the Palaeogene strata in the Huizhou depression, Zhujiangkou Basin, Guangdong

The provenance analysis of the Palaeogene has been studied in the Huizhou depression, Zhujiangkou Basin, Guangdong. clastic type, cathodoluminescence, heavy mineral assemblage, sandstone percentage and palaeogeographic framework from Enping and zhuhai Formation suggest that The Enping Formation consists of the swamp, delta -shallow lak e depositional systems and the source of detritus was mainly derived from the northern and southern uplifted zones in the basin, and the Zhuhai Formation was made up of the delta -shallow marine depositional systems and the principal source of detritus was derived from the northern uplifted zones in the basin.